Thoughts on the following cartridges? 300PRC, 338WM, 35 Whelen, 416 Rigby, 458 Win

medvedqc said:
9.3x62 sums it all.
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I have one and would agree - the 250 grain Accubond at 2,650 fps appears to pretty well do most that my 338 Win Mag with 250 grains could do with factory ammo. Then is some 286 Partitions here, and also some 320 grain Woodleigh PP SN bullets for 9.3x62. I did find a pretty accurate load for that 338 Win Mag - 225 grain Accubond and RL-19 powder - purported to be close to 2,800 fps, but I have never chronographed that load yet. And I have never yet taken any game with any 9.3x62 load, but I did get two elk with that 338 Win Mag - 225 grain Soft Point factory Federal Classic ammo was used.

I was able to get right around 2,800 fps with Speer HotCor 165 grain handholds in my 22" 308 Win - chronographed that multiple times over the years - so is likely very close to a factory 30-06 loading. I got my first elk with that one - after that "rodeo", I decided that I wanted some more "smack" for the next one - so 30-06 not likely to be even a step up - and I came across a used Model 70 in 338 Win Mag, so that one came home with me - for "elk hunting". My brother eventually got about the same rifle in 300 Win Mag - both cartridges, we think, a decent "step up" from our Dad's 30-06 - but I think, for decades, he was a better game shot than we were - so the cartridge choice among us was a pretty small difference, I think now. Our Dad passed away like about 12 years ago - so we are the "old men" of the clan, now-a-days.
 
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Northern Shooter said:
I already own a 375H&H and from my understanding, 9.3x62 is very similar to that cartridge, albeit with 10% or so less energy.

I'm looking for an option that will ballistically outshoot the 375H&H at long range.
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If you already own a 375H&H then the 300PRC is the best choice of your listed cartridges for what you want to achieve. It's designed for heavy 30 caliber bullets at long range. I wouldn't even bother looking at the rest.
 
Gatehouse said:
If you already own a 375H&H then the 300PRC is the best choice of your listed cartridges for what you want to achieve. It's designed for heavy 30 caliber bullets at long range. I wouldn't even bother looking at the rest.
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Interesting, thank you.

I was worried that the .338WM would also be too similar to the 375H&H although it appears to be the flatter shooter of the two and surpasses the downrange energy level of the 375H&H beyond 225 yards.
 
Northern Shooter said:
Interesting, thank you.

I was worried that the .338WM would also be too similar to the 375H&H although it appears to be the flatter shooter of the two and surpasses the downrange energy level of the 375H&H beyond 225 yards.
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338 WM is an okay compromise but I've never seen it do anything a 300 magnum could not. If you want long range may as well start with a cartridge designed for long range.
 
Out of the ones you listed myself and one of my hunting partners use
338win mag. Winchester 70, T3 , vanguard and we shoot Federal
250g noslers. All shoot great. We’ve taken moose and elk from 40 yards
to about 300 yards with very fast deaths .
I personally think it’s a great cartridge.
 
That is a weird-azzed list... "under considerstion; .300 PRC & .458 Win Mag, which should I go with?"

Having said that... you could consider the .338 WM from your list... shooting a 230 ELD-X @ 2900+ fps... you can reach way out there with considerable "smack."
 
300PRC. I have a 338 win also. But the PRC is really accurate. Can fling a 225 and a 250gr faster. I have a 28 Nosler that I am thinking of selling since I got the PRC.
 
For a large majority of hunting situations the one on the list would be 338WM. For actual long range the 300PRC. I like switching them out each trip, the 300 has only been twice at less than 50 yards while hunting. The 338 has been used out to 320 yards. I still haven't needed a long range gun while hunting in the last 30 years, it sure is nice having the option tho.
 
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